Proposal to Change IPv6 Initial Allocation Criteria

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Japan Network Information Center

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Izumi Okutani

APNIC25 Feb 2008 Taipei Copyright © 2007 Japan Network Information Center

Background

 Voices are expressed by iDCs and small to medium sized LIRs in Japan that the current criteria is being a barrier for IPv6 allocation  All RIRs other than APNIC has removed revised the criteria to address the same concern from the community Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 1

Current IPv6 initial allocation criteria

a.

be an LIR; b.

not be an end site; c.

plan to provide IPv6 connectivity to organizations to which it will make assignments, by advertising that connectivity through its single aggregated address allocation; and d.

have a plan for making at least 200 assignments to other organizations within two years. Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 2

Intended target of IPv6 allocations

 ISPs/organizations of a substantial size that makes assignments to other entities in IPv6  No endsites  No small ISPs/organization (e.g. scale equivalent of LIRs with IPv4 allocations) Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 3

Current Problem

 It is being a barrier to the intended target  i.e. criteria d) is not representative of conditions that intended target can meet Intended Target Those who meet the criteria  Needs explanation of the original intention to remove the barrier  Not functioning as criteria on its own Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 4

Measure

 Re-define the criteria so that the intended target can request for IPv6 allocations Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 5

Basic Principles

 the criteria should not be loser than the original intention  an equivalent scale as LIR in IPv4 AND assigns IPv6 to other organizations  should not be loser than the current criteria for native IPv6 networks  Maintain the current criteria as OR condition  the organization should actually use IPv6  Announce routing within two years Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 6

Proposed Criteria

a.

be an LIR; b.

not be an end site; c.

plan to provide IPv6 connectivity to organizations to which it will make assignments, by advertising that connectivity through its single aggregated address allocation; and d. Be an existing LIR with IPv4 allocations from an RIR/NIR which makes IPv6 assignments and/or sub allocations to other organizations and announces the allocation in the inter-domain routing system within two years.

OR have a plan for making at least 200 assignments to other organizations within two years. Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 7

Major Issue raised on the ML

 The criteria must ensure that allocated IPv6 will actually be used  Point taken. Routing requirement added  Perhaps still some concerns exist over the language?

 No strong preference as long as it does not require a guarantee, and strength of language is consistent with other APNIC documents Copyright © 2008 Japan Network Information Center 8

Q&A

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